Importance One factor associated with the rapidly increasing clinical and economic burden
of chronic liver disease (CLD) is inpatient health care utilization. Objective To understand …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is often associated with cirrhosis as comorbidities, acute illness,
medications, and other conditions profoundly alter glucose metabolism. Both conditions are …

The transition from compensated to decompensated cirrhosis results from a complex
interplay of predisposing and precipitating factors and represents an inflection point in the …

Background and Aims: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and potentially
fatal complication of liver cirrhosis. This study aims to analyze the prevalence of SBP among …

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication in patients with advanced liver
disease. It is a brain dysfunction characterized by neurological and psychiatric symptoms …

Background: Liver cirrhosis (LC) is largely associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). More than
80% of patients with LC manifest glucose intolerance and about 30% have type 2 DM. A …

Background & Aims Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for development of cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma. However, risk factors that identify persons with the highest risk for …

Compensated liver cirrhosis (CLC) is defined as cirrhosis with one or more decompensating
events, such as ascites, variceal haemorrhage, or hepatic encephalopathy. Patients with …

Background Diabetes mellitus may lead to increased serum ammonia and systemic
inflammation thereby promoting hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Aim To investigate the …

Background Inpatient charges for patients with cirrhosis are substantial. We aimed to
examine trends in inpatient charges among patients with cirrhosis to determine the drivers of …